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The launch post says people can join a thread where Wabi builds apps and helps coordinate calendars, tickets and trips.
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Elon Musk said Grok Bot will use “the best back end model for any given task,” naming Claude Opus 5.5, MidJourney, Suno and other APIs in a future-facing plan rather than a confirmed live rollout.
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An attendee said they were at the @EricNewcomer Machine Earning Summit on September 29 and linked to a photo.
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A user says they like seeing a company respond by fighting when they think it might be “toast.”
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In a conversation with founder Noah Shinn, the interviewer says Instinct has spent nothing on marketing. They also discuss why the personal AI assistant has no app and how users learn to trust it with a credit card.
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One post argues that high model costs clash with a basic constraint: most people still cannot pay for software.
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A user put Ethos’s daily payouts at $1 million in a September 24 post.
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One post praises Muse as a solid AI assistant but says many readers distrust Meta. The author argues that its architecture reduces the need for that trust.
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The post describes agents moving between people and the software they use—and argues that most companies aren't ready for the shift.
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Calling it “the long weekend after Astra,” a user invites others to post their projects.
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Lenny Rachitsky quotes a16z GP Anish Acharya on positive economic trends and rising demand in fields like radiology.
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JetBrains colleague @kristel_tech builds interactive project using Astra.
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a16z released a conversation with the Y Combinator CEO about his career path and views on founder ambition.